India GST make condom manufacturing more expensive

The Goods and Services Tas(GST) regime has made manufacturing condoms in India more expensive. The import of condoms has become cheaper than manufacturing them in India.

The GST Council has decided to tax natural rubber at 5% and synthetic rubber at 18%, something the All India Rubber Industries Association has protested saying that this tax burden was higher than what existed before GST. Rubber-based latex is a major input in condoms.